Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre was 0.1699 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.1699 1000 USD per square kilometre
Change on year
up 13.2%
World rank
32nd
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.714 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 2014
All-time low
0.021 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 1976
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.1699 1000 USD per square kilometre for newsprint — import value, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 13.2% on the previous year and down 75.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import value, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.714 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.021 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1976.
That places Sri Lanka 32nd out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0244 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0265 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0315 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0307 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0305 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0569 1000 USD per square kilometre | +86.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0415 1000 USD per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 1968 | 0.033 1000 USD per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0629 1000 USD per square kilometre | +90.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0543 1000 USD per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0418 1000 USD per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0311 1000 USD per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0311 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0653 1000 USD per square kilometre | +110.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0492 1000 USD per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 1976 | 0.021 1000 USD per square kilometre | -57.3% |
| 1977 | 0.031 1000 USD per square kilometre | +47.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0467 1000 USD per square kilometre | +50.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1282 1000 USD per square kilometre | +174.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0679 1000 USD per square kilometre | -47.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1611 1000 USD per square kilometre | +137.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1485 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1029 1000 USD per square kilometre | -30.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1123 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0921 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1096 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1637 1000 USD per square kilometre | +49.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3177 1000 USD per square kilometre | +94.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1575 1000 USD per square kilometre | -50.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1278 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1595 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0481 1000 USD per square kilometre | -69.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1944 1000 USD per square kilometre | +304.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2882 1000 USD per square kilometre | +48.3% |
| 1996 | 0.32 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 0.147 1000 USD per square kilometre | -54.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1926 1000 USD per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1926 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1926 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2783 1000 USD per square kilometre | +44.5% |
| 2002 | 0.062 1000 USD per square kilometre | -77.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2534 1000 USD per square kilometre | +308.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3368 1000 USD per square kilometre | +32.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4399 1000 USD per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3908 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4685 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5302 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 0.435 1000 USD per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5515 1000 USD per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6671 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6819 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.704 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.714 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6026 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6071 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4965 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 0.563 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3786 1000 USD per square kilometre | -32.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1777 1000 USD per square kilometre | -53.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2356 1000 USD per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 2022 | 0.15 1000 USD per square kilometre | -36.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1699 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0375 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0244 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0629 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.05 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.021 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1282 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1376 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0679 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3177 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1828 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0481 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.32 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3387 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.062 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.5302 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5966 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3786 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.714 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1833 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.15 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2356 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 29 France 0.2462 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 30 Portugal 0.2341 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 31 Croatia 0.1959 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 33 India 0.1588 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 34 Slovakia 0.1508 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 35 Dominican Republic 0.1452 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 15.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0191 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import value, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Newsprint — import value, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 0.1699 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.714 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.021 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for newsprint — import value, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 32nd out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is newsprint — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Newsprint — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Newsprint — Import value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Newsprint — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Newsprint — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.